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Sunday, February 11, 2018

Getting ready for Lent 2018

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This week marks the start of Lent, with Ash Wednesday, so it is time to start preparing if you haven't already. The Office from Ash ...
Thursday, January 25, 2018

From the martyrology: Conversion of St Paul; St Poppo OSB (Jan 25)

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1467 Polish Today in the Extraordinary Form, Ordinary Form and traditional Benedictine Office we celebrate the famous conversion of S...
Wednesday, January 24, 2018

SS Timothy and Suranus, Abbot (Jan 24)

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Today in the Office we celebrate in the Office the feast of St Timothy , of whom the martyrology says: "At Ephesus, St. Timothy,...
Sunday, January 21, 2018

St Agnes (January 21)

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 Zenobi Strozzi, c1448-9 From the 1962 Roman Martyrology: "At Rome, the passion of St. Agnes, virgin, who under Symphronius, ...
Sunday, January 14, 2018

The mystery of the numbers Part II - The Second Sunday after Epiphany and the 'de psalmiis' responsories

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Annunciation Cathedral (Jerusalem) : Fresco of Marriage at Cana. photo by See The Holy Land Last week I suggested that the Gospel ...
Tuesday, January 9, 2018

SS Julian and Basilissa (January 9)

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Christ with Saints Julian and Basilissa, Celsus and Marcionilla, Pompeo Batoni, 1736-8. Today the martyrology recalls the martyrdo...
Monday, January 8, 2018

St Wulsin, bishop of Sherborne (died c1002)

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Today (January 8) is the feast of St Wulsin, who was appointed superior of the restored abbey of Westminster circa 960. St Wulsin origina...